Thursday, 19 November 2009

Friday 13 November. Off to Uluru

Never mind the date. We are up early again to take our coach at 7.05. We pass through the Heavitree Gap in the MacDonnell range of mountains. The driver says it is 465 kilometres to Ayers Rock resort and we are just about to take the first of two turnings on the route. He is quite excited.






We stop for breakfast at a camel farm and Sue elects to take a ride on Maisie the dromedary.



We stop for a photo shot of Mount Conner then on to Ayers Rock Resort.



After arriving at Ayers Rock resort and checking in, our first trip takes us to Kata Tjuta (formerly known as The Olgas). In some ways these domes are even more impressive than Uluru.







We take a walk into Walpa gorge which has a trickle of water from a spring and is surprisingly green in places. There are tadpoles in some of the pools.






Next stop sunset at Uluru. The whole exercise runs like a well oiled machine. We arrive and take our place with hundreds of others, which makes us realise how commercialised this place is. With our camp stool and complimentary glass of wine we watch as the sun sets. Uluru changes from red to brown. Wow. We pack up and go back to the resort.